Backstreet Boys may be back, but AJ McLean is ready to go to the back porch.
Just two weeks after BSB released their first single in five years, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” McLean officially kicks off his latest solo venture with a new song titled “Back Porch Bottle Service,” premiering on Billboard today (June 4). The song is part of McLean’s first solo project since 2010’s Have It All, which will see the Backstreet Boy going country — yes, you read that right.
McLean was inspired to pursue this new lane last year after BSB teamed up with Florida Georgia Line for “God, Your Mama and Me,” and especially now that he’s getting to do it on his own, it’s clear the 40-year-old's gravelly voice isn't just meant for pop music. As McLean explained in a previous interview with Billboard, he’s eager to "push the limits of production” with his country material: "I’m coming in to disrupt country...I wanna come in and shake things up."